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Re: Air pressure

Author: Matt74
Date: 2022-05-28 16:27

A lot of things must happen:

1. Water content of reed.
2. Swelling, or de-swelling, in the back.
3. Warpage due to the change.
4. Change in the interior tensions in the "wood".
5. In extreme situations (like 5,000 ft+) the density of the air's effect on a players blowing and support.

When I moved away from Colorado I thought I had an extra lung installed - and the altitude never "bothered" me, even above 10,000 feet.

I think pressure also affects mood and behavior, the change more than the kind of weather. Birds here in Florida know a storm is coming long before you actually see wind or rain.

- Matthew Simington

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